The First Month - TMI

This is my "Too Much Information" Post...

And it is because of thinking back to my 10 Things They Should Really Warn You About Before Getting Pregnant post. There is the list of symptoms that you have during pregnancy, but what about the after part? Sure, there is some nasty stuff that goes on during pregnancy, but as a cousin of ours and I were talking one day, it is the after birth/labor part that is gross. I had said that if those things were discussed then people probably wouldn't get pregnant. Well here I go, I am going to talk about it...

Nikolai is One Month Old! Pics!

I cannot believe it has been a month since I had a baby! Crazy to think that...

So, I made an attempt at taking Nikolai's one month pictures. They may have turned out better if I had a professional grade camera, but we have to make do with what we have, right? And he was not being very cooperative. He was sleeping a little too heavily, but at least he was not crying!

4 weeks into Parenthood...

I don't know if having a newborn qualifies yet as parenthood. The activities in which a newborn are involved is not that much. But I guess the tummy time, bath time, feedings, lack of sleep, and small moments where they are actually awake can count for something. These are the building blocks of parenthood. These are the tests of strength and ability to endure every crying moment, and teach us to cherish the smiles all the more. Amazing what little bit occurs in such a small amount of time, and how insignificant it may seem but really is important.

Sleeping at Night? Yea Right!

I have not been able to go to sleep at a decent hour at all these last few weeks. I don't know how common this is for new moms, or how common it is for just having a newborn. But I can say that this pretty much, downright just sucks.

Last night I swaddled Nikolai around 9:30/10 and was super excited to think that I might be able to make it into bed before 1 am! Boy was I wrong!